Commonwealth ex rel. Fairman v. Cavell

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Eagen,

The appellant, Richard J. Fairman, on January 2, 1961, plead guilty without counsel to district attorney’s bills of indictment charging burglary, larceny and receiving stolen goods. He was sentenced to a term of imprisonment under which he is presently confined.

On February 8, 1965, he instituted an action in habeas corpus which, after hearing, the trial court dismissed. On appeal, the Superior Court affirmed. We granted allocatur.

The Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which is applicable to criminal proceedings in state courts, requires that…